Privacy Policy

The Winding Road Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 26, 2019

The Winding Road takes your privacy seriously and has created this Privacy Policy to show we are committed in protecting your privacy. The Privacy Policy will describe what kind of information we collect from you, how we use it and might share it, and your choices regarding the information we collect. Please read this policy carefully when accessing our website or engaging in business with us. You are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy by using our website.

This policy might be updated from time to time, and a new “Last Updated” date will be revised. If we modify this policy, we will post the modification on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of the modification, and you agree to any changes made to this policy by continuing use of our services. Please check this policy from time to time to inform yourself of any changes.

Collecting your information

We may collect and store any personal information that you enter on our website, or provide us through some other way. There are two kinds of personal information that we may collect: Information that could identify you, such as your name, email address, university you are currently attending or graduated from, etc., and other information that does not identify you like your interests and hobbies, gender, age, and some other demographic information about yourself.

If you engage in business with us, we may collect other financial information such as your valid credit card number, type, expiration date, billing address, phone number, and some other financial information. When you provide us with personal information, this information may be sent to servers located in the United States and other countries around the world.

We will collect some information about your visit to our website such as the kind of browser and network used, access frequency and times, pages visited, links clicked, etc. We may also collect and store personal information about other people that you provide to us, such as their name, and email address.

We use cookies to collect information from your computer and about the activities you do on our website. A cookie is a small piece of data that will be sent from our website and will be stored in your web browser while you are visiting our website. Cookies enable us to identify your device when you move between different websites and applications so that we can serve targeted advertising to you.

We allow advertisement to be displayed on our website by third parties. These companies may use technologies (like cookies), to collect information about users who decide interact with their advertisements. Information collected might allow them to deliver advertisements more effectively to the users. Third parties do not operate under this Privacy Policy, and we recommend that you review their policies regarding privacy if you entered their websites when clicking on any of our advertisement. This Privacy Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties.

Using your information

Information we collect about you is used in several ways:

Customer service: We use the information collected to manage your account and our business, and to provide you with efficient customer support.

Advertisement: We use the information collected to perform data analysis and focus our advertisement efforts where they would be most effective.

Communication: We use the information collected to contact regarding our products and/or services, new promo codes, or reminders that require your action.

Integrity: We use the information collected to review user’s profile and make sure that they comply with the website’s terms and conditions.

Purchases: We may use your financial information to process payments for any purchases made on our website, and to try to identify possible fraudulent transactions.

Sharing your information

We may share your information with third-party service providers that could perform certain services on our behalf. These services may include processing your payments, marketing assistance, screen of members, and website support. Service providers are not permitted to share or use such information for any other purposes than to perform their tasks.

We may disclose your information in response to any request for cooperation from a law enforcement or other government agency; to protect and defend our legal rights, property or safety of our company, users, employees, or others; to defend against legal claims; enforce our terms and conditions; or at any other time required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.

Providing and accessing your information

You can choose to not provide certain information about yourself while registering on our website. However, there is certain information that is required for you to provide to be able to register, access the website and be able to use its features.

Any information posted by you on our website will be publicly available and can be collected and use by others. Please use caution and discretion for any information you posted on the website.

You may also close or suspend your account at any time by contacting the website’s administrator through the Contact Us page. We may still retain certain information associated with your account for advertisement purposes, or to take any actions necessary to protect the integrity of our website, business and users, or take other actions otherwise permitted by law. Any information previously provided to third parties as will be subject to those third parties’ policies.

You cannot decline the use of cookies if you use our website. You can decline the use of cookies by not logging in on our website.

Protecting your information

Your information is very important to us, and our team has put great attention to the security of the website so you can be confident about engaging in business with us. We will take reasonable care of your information but since no information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure over the internet, we cannot make any warranties or ensure the security of your information and will not accept any liability on this matter.

Underage privacy

We restrict the use of our service to individuals age 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13, and any information we may receive that we believe belongs to users under the age of 13 will be purged from our database in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or any other practices of the website, please feel free to contact us through the Contact Me page.

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.